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Today we will be diving into Paul's letter to the Ephesians, prompting us to ask ourselves, what does our heart desire when we wonder? Do we ever wonder about God? Through Ephesians 3: 16-21, Paul is encouraging us to ask God for the ability to grasp and know him.

Transformative Truth: God's holy people are to give thanks, not gratify self.   1.  Get rid of sexual sin (vv.3-4a) 2.  Give thanks instead (v. 4b) 3.  Grasp the reason why (vv. 5-7)

Welcome to episode 254 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, we will examine the topic of sacred stones of remembrance — why God commands His people to build memorials, and how intentional remembrance anchors faith when everything feels unstable.  Key takeaways:    Spiritual amnesia is our default setting. Without deliberate, intentional effort to remember, we forget God's faithfulness faster than we can imagine. God knows this about us — which is why His first command after the Jordan crossing was not “Celebrate” but “Build a memorial.” The twelve stones were pulled from the Jordan riverbed — ground that had been submerged when the crossing began. They were not decorative; they were evidence. Physical proof that Israel walked on ground that should have been underwater. God designed us as embodied creatures who need physical anchors for spiritual truths. He could have said “Just remember.” Instead He said “Build something tangible.” Memorials engage our senses and create touchstones for faith. The memorial was built primarily for the next generation. Those who crossed the Jordan experienced the miracle firsthand. Their children would only know it through testimony. The stones were designed to prompt the question: “What do these mean?” — and that question would create the opportunity for the story to be told again. Faith does not transfer automatically through genetics. Every generation must encounter God's character through the testimony of the previous generation. The family is the primary classroom, and the question a child asks is the invitation to disciple them. Remembering past faithfulness builds present courage. When Israel faced fortified cities and coalition armies, they could point to Gilgal's stones and remember: our God does impossible things. Past deliverance becomes the foundation for present faith. Conversely, forgetting God's past faithfulness leads to present fear. When you cannot remember how He showed up before, every crisis feels unprecedented. Cultivating memory through intentional remembrance allows you to face trials with confidence rooted in experience rather than hope alone.  Quotable:    When you cannot see God's hand in the present, read His handwriting from the past. Your current crisis is not the first time He has shown up for you, and it will not be the last. That is what the stones are for.  Application:    Build tangible memorials of God's faithfulness. Most Christians have no spiritual markers — no journal of answered prayers, no record of provision in crisis, no objects tied to moments when God showed up. Start one. Keep a blessings jar. Mark your Bible with dates when specific verses sustained you. Take a photo at a location where God did something significant. Your memory needs anchors, and you have to build them intentionally.  Tell your stories to the next generation. When did you last tell your children or grandchildren a specific story of God's faithfulness in your life? Not a theological lecture — a story. “Let me tell you about the time God provided.” “Here's what happened when I didn't know how we were going to make it.” Faith is transferred through testimony, not osmosis. You are writing your family's spiritual heritage right now. What stories are you leaving behind?  Rehearse before you spiral. When you face an impossibility — a diagnosis, a financial crisis, a relationship fracture, an overwhelming circumstance — review God's track record before you give fear the floor. Look back at your stones of remembrance. The time He provided that job. The prayer He answered when you had nothing left. The trial He carried you through. He has been faithful before. He will be faithful again.  Answer the questions your children are already asking. Kids notice what matters to their parents. If your faith has no visible markers — no practices, no stories, no objects of remembrance — they will draw conclusions about what you actually believe. Let them see you building memorials. Let them ask what they mean. Then tell them. That conversation is discipleship.  Connect with us:    Web site:  https://springbaptist.org  Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/SBCKleinCampus (Klein Campus) https://www.facebook.com/SpringBaptist (Spring Campus)  Need us to pray for you? Submit your prayer request to https://springbaptist.org/prayer/ 

This episode can be summed up by the title, yet I need you to understand why some things are worth repeating. God's call on your life is deeper than Sunday service. Grasp that knowledge here!

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https://youtu.be/kiaY0bw-4KQ Vasily Petrenko, CEO of Another World, is passionate about making immersive free-roam virtual reality accessible to everyone. Guided by Why-Who-What-How Management, a scientific mindset, and a relentless pursuit of continuous improvement, Vasily has grown Another World from a university escape room startup into a global VR entertainment company with more than 400 signed locations across 50 countries.  We explore Vasily’s Scientific Entrepreneurship Framework: Learn How to Delegate, Hire People Better Than You, Figure Out Your Sales Formula, Grasp the Big Picture and Manage the Why, Who, What & How. Vasily explains why entrepreneurs should treat business like a scientific experiment, using failures as data to improve future decisions, and why delegation is essential to overcoming founder bottlenecks. He also shares how hiring specialists who outperform you accelerates growth, why scalable communication systems are critical for global teams, how Another World is democratizing immersive VR for communities of every size, and his vision for partnering with major entertainment brands to create the next generation of immersive experiences. — Why-Who-What-How Management with Vasily Petrenko  Good day. Steve Preda here with the Management Blueprint Podcast, and today my guest is Vasily Petrenko, the CEO of Another World, a company that offers a solution for opening VR arenas all around the world. Vasili, welcome to the show.  Hello. Thank you for the invitation. Yep.  Yeah, it’s awesome to have you. You’re calling in from Miami, and you just showed me through the window the beautiful weather and the skyline, which is quite impressive. So what’s your story? How did you end up here, on this side of the ocean?  Yeah, thank you for asking. Actually, I started my first business in 2014 with my friends. We were thinking about starting something new, some fresh idea, and we thought about what we could do. At that time, we were writing different scenarios, participating in comedy shows, and searching for different business ideas. We found out that, at that time, classical escape rooms were very popular. We thought, “Wow, it’s entertaining people. It’s something about puzzles.” We were studying at the university at that time, and we were like, “Okay, it’s something scientific.  Make some electronics, puzzles, and so on. You need to think, you need to be smart, you need to be funny.” So it was a perfect match between me, my friends, and the business idea. The thing is, we built our first escape room, and all the money that we collected from our parents and friends—we got back all of the investment in two months. I cannot imagine a business right now where you invest money and get all of that back in two months. The thing is, that’s the main thing that allowed us to evolve in the future: we did not stop at that moment. We decided that we would invest all this money back into the business, and we started searching for new ideas.  First of all, we continued to build the best escape rooms in our city and in our country. Other owners saw that and were like, “Oh, we see your success. We want that too.” So they started calling us, like, “Can you build that business for us in another city?” So from one little business, we opened another one at the same time, which was the B2B solution—opening this type of business for others. Again, we were searching for new ideas, for new products.  Two years later, we thought, “Okay, let’s add a new product: virtual reality.” It wasn’t trending at that moment. The thing is, we hadn’t found anything that would be good for us. We were like, “Wow, this is low quality. We don’t like this.” Basically, there were so many dislikes about everything on the market that we decided we needed to make our own product. It took us about two more years to think about this idea, and in 2018 we came up with the idea of a free-roam virtual reality arenas.Share on X  So I want to correct you a little bit here. In the introduction, you said Another World VR arcades. It’s not exactly arcades. It is virtual reality arenas. And free roam, for those who might not know, means that you don’t have any limitation with wires. So it’s not like playing VR at home, where you put on the headset, sit on the couch, and play. No. Our VR arenas are from 1,000 to 2,000 square feet, and the player can explore the whole arena from one corner to another. They can run, they can jump, they can interact with each other, and there can be up to 20 players simultaneously. We started this business in 2018 as an additional product for our escape room owners. It was an additional game for them. But again, over time, more and more of our partners—and we realized this ourselves—decided that this could be a separate business. Not the escape room, but the VR arena could be a business by itself. And we started doing that.  We did a rebranding, and we started providing not only the best games in the world for our partners, but also the design, brand, website, booking system, and all of that.Share on X So basically, we packed our product into the franchise. By now, this year will be the eighth year of the company, and we have 400 signed contracts all around the world in 50 countries. That means our partners either already own and operate our locations or they’re in the process of opening. They’re doing the construction and opening the business, and we’re helping them with that. So yeah, that’s the story.  That’s fantastic. So are you a licensing business, or are you a franchise business? That’s a really good question. Right now, we’re registering the franchise. I know that in some countries there are strict regulations. So today, we’re licensing our technology and games to our partners. But we want to become an official franchise, so we’re working on that right now and preparing everything for it.  That’s super exciting. So let me ask you my favorite question. What is your personal “why,” and how are you manifesting it in this business?  This is a really good question. For anything that you do, for any of your daily tasks, you should ask yourself: “Why am I doing this and not that?” So why will this idea work? It’s a really good question for you to ask yourself all the time. I’m kind of, in this case, a perfectionist. That’s both the good and the bad side of my personality. I’m also into marathons and triathlons. I’ve already done many ultras. So the good side is that I'm very intense when it comes to working hard. I will do everything so that my business succeeds. I will do everything so that I finish this marathon.Share on X  But after I finish the marathon, the next second I’m asking myself, “Where can I be better? Why did I do this or that?” It’s always about balance. It’s not about work-life balance, but even inside your work, you need to find the right balance between good and bad. I’ve been learning that over the past few years, trying to get better at it. So I think that’s the question. But still, asking yourself, “Why am I doing this and not that?” is always important, in my opinion. So your “why” is to always get better?  I would say yes. Well, okay, let me also add to that. To get better—and there’s no ideal—but there is a way to get on that path. So that’s the first thing. The second thing is that your “why” also describes how you feel about what you’re doing. It might be your work, it might be your business, it might be whatever you’re doing. Actually, my graduation was absolutely not about business. I started at the university studying cytology and genetics. So I used to be in molecular biochemistry, biology, and all of that. I was the kind of guy who was doing research for PCR tests. You might be familiar with them from the Covid..  Oh, yeah. Yeah, the Covid era of those PCR tests. So I was developing stuff like that. I know how to do that. I know all of that. But right now I’m in the entertainment business. The thing is that I really like to consider business with a scientific approach. What I mean is that business is also something where you don’t know exactly what’s going to happen. So there are a lot of hypotheses. There are a lot of ideas that you get when you’re brainstorming, alone or with your team. The thing is, first of all, there might be mistakes. There will be mistakes, and that’s absolutely normal.  Like we say in science, a negative result is also a result. So it’s all about experiments. You change one factor, you test one hypothesis, you run the experiment, you see the result, and you make a conclusion from that. If it’s a negative result, okay, don’t do that anymore. If it’s a positive result, okay, how do we scale that and do it better? Again, we might consider that as a “why” question. 342: Why-Who-What-How Management with Vasily PetrenkoShare on X  Yeah. I saw your post about the five things that you learned as an entrepreneur. That was pretty interesting. It kind of shows your scientific way of thinking about business as well. So, talking more about the science of business, this podcast is called The Management Blueprint, and what I’m looking for in every conversation is a framework that you’ve discovered while building your business that you could share with the audience, so they can maybe apply it to their own business. So think of something like three to five steps, or a mental model, or a way of thinking about things. Anything come to mind?  Yeah, actually, as I said, first of all, the scientific approach—and don’t be afraid of mistakes. I think this is mostly for young entrepreneurs. Even right now, my little kids are going to some sports, and sometimes they’re upset if something goes wrong, right? I’m trying to teach them not to be afraid. If something goes wrong, it’s just a way for you to get better. That’s the first thing. The second thing is, when you’re trying to scale, I know it’s also a mistake that many entrepreneurs or managers make.  You always think you know better how to do something, and you’re afraid to let someone else do it. I know that from my own experience. As I said, I’m a perfectionist, and if I see some task, I’m thinking, “Okay, nobody will do that better.” So first of all, try to teach yourself how to delegate. Because without that, you cannot evolve. You cannot scale. If you're doing everything by yourself, you'll be a solo entrepreneur.Share on X  You can do only one thing, and that might be enough for somebody, but you cannot build a big business that way. At some point, I realized that if I hire people and they do those challenges—those tasks that I’m giving them—even if they do them at 70% of my ideal, it will still be okay. Because five of them will do five different challenges. I’ll just check their work, save tons of my time, and give them feedback. Yes, maybe it won’t be 100% ideal in the end, but it will get closer to 80% or 90%, which is already very good. For me, it would take weeks to finish those five challenges by myself. With five different employees, it will be five times faster. Okay. So learning to delegate—that’s important. So what else is in your framework?  About delegation, the other thing I learned is to hire professionals. That’s the next step: hire those people who know better than you. Why would you hire somebody who knows less than you? Hire professionals in their areas so that they can bring value into your company. So that’s the second step after delegation. Again, for me, it’s always about finding a new idea, experimenting, and if it’s a positive result, scaling it. Then back again to a new idea. So it’s always constant loop of coming up with new hypotheses. Again, don’t sit in one place just doing what you’re already doing.  Okay. So experiment and scale what works. That’s great. That’s it? So: delegate, hire people… technicians, I think you called them? Or specialists?  Not only technicians. I mean, it could be in marketing, it could be in sales, it could be in tech… So yeah, there are so many people in my company right now who know better than I do. I don’t know how to set up a CRM system. I don’t know how to set up a Google campaign. I know, in general, some of those things, especially at the beginning when you’re hiring your first people.  You might need to dig a little bit into the area. But after some time, you just need to… I remember there was a movie—I think it was about the financial crisis of 2008—and I remember one scene. The first employee who found the problem was explaining it to his boss with too many parameters, saying, “Oh, we have an apocalypse here. That’s a crash.” His boss was like, “Oh yeah, that’s a crash.” Then his boss went to his manager and explained it in, like, three sentences. Then the top manager explained it to the CEO in two words, and the CEO was like, “Okay, I got it.”  So it’s pretty much the same thing. It’s always like that. I really like that idea of how it’s structured. In our case, again, I don’t know exactly how everything is arranged in the details, but in general, I keep it all in mind.  You see the big picture. You see the big picture, and you can communicate it.  Exactly.  Maybe that’s also another step: grasp and communicate the big picture. From that idea, I just realized one more thing—the environment for your employees, your staff, your partners. It’s really important to give them the proper instruments for how they’re going to work. Actually, you can describe the structure of the company this way: The first employees know how to do things.  The next level asks, “What are we doing?” The CEO asks, “Who is doing that?” So at some point, as the CEO, you’re deciding who will be doing those things. Top managers are thinking about what we’re going to do. Employees are thinking about how to do it and working with the tools. In this case, it’s really important to put all of this into a workable… I don’t know how to describe it… an environment that will be feasible for everybody.  If your company is growing, you need to work on the communication between different departments, between different people, and so on. Because there might be a mistake in the tech department or on the website that doesn’t allow sales or marketing to develop future things, and so on. So you need to give your team the appropriate instruments to work with. As you asked me at the beginning, yes, my team right now is around 70 or 80 people. I don’t know the exact number right now. The thing is, about half of them I don’t know personally.  I haven’t seen them in person, or even online, and they’re in different countries and different cities. So we’re working hard to make sure that, for these tasks, we have this type of CRM system. For this one, we have this type of platform. It might also be different depending on what your team is doing. For the sales department, we have one set of needs. For our tech team, it’s absolutely different. So yeah, that also matters.  Yeah. So I was thinking about what you explained—the who. The person at the top decides who will do it, then the who decides the what, and the what people decide the how. But I would say maybe above the who, you have the why.  Why. Yeah, that’s good. Why are we doing it? So this is about the mission of the company, the initial idea. So this is something, okay, maybe not the CEO. This is something the board of directors, the investors—they’re thinking, “Why are we doing that? Why are we investing our time and money into that?” So that’s absolutely true. That’s absolutely right.  Yeah. Love it. Let me switch gears here. So what drives growth in your particular company, Vasily?  We are family-friendly, so we are spreading joy and fun for people. Actually, this was one of our ideas at the very beginning when we started thinking about VR.Share on X We saw that there were some competitors, and they were doing a pretty similar product. But the thing is, they were selling their franchise for millions of dollars. Moreover, just the equipment they were using to build their arena cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. We looked at that and realized, okay, this type of business is still a business. You need to earn money. Of course, it’s fun to give people joy, but it’s a business, and a business should earn money, right?  We realized that if we made a product like that, then you could open it only in major cities like New York or Los Angeles because only there would you have enough customer traffic, market size, and money for people to get their investment back. So that’s millions of dollars of investment that you would eventually recover from this type of park or arena. We realized that our mission would be to make the same quality product—high-end, immersive virtual reality.  Virtual reality is still something that not many people have even tried, so it still looks futuristic to a lot of people. Our mission is for every kid and every adult in the world to have the opportunity to play this type of experience.Share on X How do we do that? Basically, by opening locations not only in Los Angeles and New York, but also in smaller cities. So we had to find a way for business owners to open our business. Not for millions of dollars, but for tens of thousands, or $100,000 to $200,000. That could be opened in any city—even a small city—with a little arena, a little family entertainment center (FEC), where people come, have fun, celebrate birthday parties, hold corporate events, and spend time together. What still drives us—and I’ll be honest with you—is when we get a new opening.  Just today, I had a call from Vietnam. I had a call from China. People there want to open our locations, and I’m happy about it. Not only because it helps us grow the business. The bigger the market we have, the more games we can develop, and the better we can make our product. But it’s also another point on the map. We can see, “Oh, we’re getting there.” So that’s the first thing—that more people can experience highly immersive, high-end entertainment. The other thing is, from the very beginning, I remember it was my dream that someday we would work with huge companies like Disney and Warner Bros., and develop games based on their IPs.  Just imagine creating a Harry Potter game. That would be a different level, right? That was my dream, and it still is. Only now am I getting closer to those companies and having some negotiations. That’s what drives me personally. That’s what drives us emotionally to wake up every day and do this business—for me, my employees, and everyone else. I don’t know if this question was about that…  I think that’s more of the “why” question that I asked you earlier.  Okay. So that’s the why for the company, and that’s very exciting. You’re basically democratizing this whole experience. You’re bringing it to people in smaller cities, and that’s always a huge idea. I had a client years ago who was in the floor-covering and home-decoration business. That was in Eastern Europe as well—in Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia.  He figured out a way to franchise it to people who didn’t even own real estate, who were just family businesses. He figured out a way to lease them the location and make it a viable franchise in towns with only 10,000 people. He basically cornered the market in that segment. So that’s super exciting. So, Vasily, let me ask you: What’s the one thing that you’re trying to figure out in your business right now? As I said, this big challenge of getting a famous IP… I just came back from Licensing Expo in Las Vegas, and I had a few productive meetings there with some companies. So I see a lot of business opportunities there, but it also makes me feel… I mean, when we make this kind of game, I feel proud. I feel that little Vasily—the little boy inside of me—feels like, “Oh…” If somebody had told me 20 or 25 years ago that I would be making computer games, VR games, and especially a game based on a famous Disney or other IP, I would not have believed it.  And this is what I really love. I mean, for some people it might sound like a dream. For me, it’s still a dream, even though I’m getting closer to it. So that’s my main challenge right now, to be honest. But also, I’m doing a lot of other stuff in the company. So yeah, distribution is another big challenge. Also, new markets. There are pros and cons. We’ve been growing rapidly. It’s great to have 50 countries on the map with our locations.  But just imagine that each country has a different language, mentality, and everything that comes with it. So you need to prepare additional websites, tools, CRM systems, marketing materials, videos, training—everything. It’s crazy. First of all, we need to help our partners in all of those countries grow their businesses. That’s important. Also, when I get calls and requests from new countries and new regions—like Latin America right now—we have a distributor in Latin America, so that’s a new market for us.  Of course, we’re not starting from scratch. We have some background, right? But still, in that particular territory, you need to build the business from zero. So that’s also a challenge. I gave you a few, but those are the things I’m working on every day.  Yeah, that’s fantastic. So what’s something that you would like our listeners to learn about your company, or maybe do and explore around what you’re doing? First of all, Google Another World VR. Find a location in your city or nearby. Come and try our games. Your kids will love them. I know that not all adults are gamers or whatever, so it depends on the person. But everybody should definitely try it. I’ve seen a lot of people in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s playing our games multiple times and having a lot of fun. We have PvE games, which means player versus environment, where you’re on one team. For example, you and I are in one squad, and we’re killing zombies or aliens, trying to survive.  We also have PvP games, or player versus player, where we’re on different teams competing against each other. That’s a lot of fun. It’s also very competitive. We also have features like playing against other locations. Just imagine that a location in Toronto, Canada, can play against Atlanta, Georgia. We have a location there. We already have that technical feature, and we’re adding tournaments. So you can participate in tournaments locally and then play internationally. So yeah, first of all, Google our company and try our games.  You’ll love them. As I said, we’re already in 50 countries, so I think you might find a location near you—or one will be opening soon. The other thing is, if you’re a business owner looking for something to invest in, or you’re looking for new ideas, contact me or contact our company, and we’ll show you what our business consists of. Yeah, we have something to offer you. And the last thing: if you’re in the industry and you’re connected to the big players in entertainment—companies like Netflix and others—call me as well.  We’ll find a way to collaborate, cooperate, and make the best game based on those IPs and trademarks, so everybody benefits. The people who want to play our games will have even more fun playing their favorite characters. That’s what it’s all about.  Yeah, that’s amazing. So, Vasily Petrenko, CEO of Another World. Google Another World VR, check out the locations, and try these VR games. I definitely think the wind is in your sails because the younger generations grew up with games. I was on a Commodore 64 when I was a kid, but the younger generations actually grew up with VR games. So it’s going to be a great experience for all of you. And those of you listening, if you liked the show, make sure you follow us on YouTube, subscribe, and leave us a review, because every week I bring an amazing entrepreneur like Vasily onto the show. So thanks for coming, and thanks for listening. Important Links: Vasily's LinkedIn Vasily's Website

Welcome to episode 253 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, we will examine the topic of the forgotten faithful — how God uses obscure, unnamed witnesses to accomplish kingdom purposes far beyond what they can see.  Key takeaways:    God doesn't need your name in lights to use you powerfully. An unnamed slave girl's single sentence set off a chain reaction that led to the healing and conversion of Syria's greatest general — and her name was never recorded. God's providence doesn't stop functioning when humans act wickedly. The Syrian raid was sinful and violent — and God used it to position His witness exactly where He wanted her. Difficult circumstances are not obstacles to your mission; they are the platform for it. Authentic Christian witness doesn't depend on how we have been treated. The servant girl had every human reason for bitterness and silence. She spoke anyway, with no conditions and no trace of resentment. Gracious witness despite mistreatment is the most powerful apologetic. We are not responsible for outcomes — we are responsible for faithfulness. God doesn't call us to be successful; He calls us to be obedient. We plant and water; God gives the growth. There is no such thing as a small sphere of influence in God's economy. The servant girl spoke to her mistress. That one conversation eventually reached a king, a prophet, and a general who declared, “Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel.” She never saw the final result. She didn't know her testimony would be recorded in Scripture thousands of years later. Faithfulness doesn't require visible fruit — it requires speaking truth where God has placed you and trusting Him with the ripple effects. Stop praying for extraction from difficult circumstances and start asking who God wants you to reach right where you are. Your hard situation may be your pulpit.  Quotable:    You may never know whose Naaman you helped heal. The servant girl didn't. She just spoke truth in her small sphere, from the lowest possible position, to the people God put in front of her — and left the rest to Him. That is all He is asking of you.  Application:    Stop praying for a better platform. That difficult workplace, that hostile neighborhood, that caregiving situation that feels like captivity — ask God to change how you see it before you ask Him to change it. You may be precisely where He wants you. The question is not “How do I get out?” but “Who is God asking me to reach right here?”  Don't let grievances silence your witness. Identify someone you have withheld witness from because of how they treated you — a boss, a neighbor, a family member, a coworker. The servant girl's army destroyed her life and she still spoke up for her captor's healing. Your mistreatment does not exempt you from your mission. If anything, it makes your testimony more credible.  Measure faithfulness by obedience, not outcomes. Release the need to see results. You will likely never know the full downstream impact of a gospel conversation, a prayer offered, a truth spoken at the right moment. Plant the seed, water it faithfully, and trust God with the harvest. He may use your “small” faithfulness to accomplish purposes you will not see until eternity.  Speak to the person in front of you. The servant girl didn't wait for a larger audience or a more favorable moment. She spoke to her mistress about her master's need. You don't need a platform — you need the next conversation. Be the unnamed faithful in someone's story today.  Connect with us:   Website:  https://springbaptist.org  Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/SBCKleinCampus (Klein Campus) https://www.facebook.com/SpringBaptist (Spring Campus)  Need us to pray for you? Submit your prayer request to https://springbaptist.org/prayer/  If you haven't already done so, please leave us a rating and review in your podcast provider. 

Michael Vorenberg examines Richard Henry Dana's "grasp of war" philosophy, arguing the Union should hold the Confederacy until civil rights were secured. This contrasted with Lincoln's "let 'em up easy" approach. Congress used these war powers to extend the Freedman's Bureau and pass reconstruction legislation. (13)1865 PROSECUTORD

Welcome to episode 252 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, we will examine the topic of the cost of compromise — how small, rationalized disobedience leads to catastrophic spiritual ruin.  Key takeaways:   Nobody wakes up and decides to destroy their life. Catastrophic failure happens in a thousand small moments — each one rationalized, each one seemingly harmless, each one moving you further from where you started. Compromise always begins with rationalization. We convince ourselves that there are good reasons why God's clear commands don't apply to our particular circumstances. The road to spiritual destruction is paved with pragmatic justifications for biblical disobedience. Solomon's marriages were politically brilliant and spiritually catastrophic. He dressed up disobedience in the language of statesmanship. Good intentions do not sanctify sinful methods. The progression of compromise is predictable: tolerance becomes facilitation, facilitation becomes participation, participation becomes worship. Solomon started by permitting what God forbade and ended by worshiping gods that required child sacrifice. Spiritual drift is incremental. The Christian you are today is the sum of a thousand small choices. Where you are heading matters more than where you are standing. The Christians most vulnerable to catastrophic moral failure are often those who think they are least vulnerable. Pride blinds us to our own danger. “Let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall” (1 Cor. 10:12). God appeared to Solomon twice and warned him specifically. Solomon fell anyway. Theology, church involvement, spiritual heritage, and biblical knowledge do not make anyone immune to compromise — they may increase vulnerability if they breed spiritual pride.  Quotable:   The wisest man who ever lived ended his life worshiping gods that demanded child sacrifice. He didn't fall suddenly — he drifted slowly, one rationalization at a time. Guard your heart, especially when you think you don't need to. That is precisely when you are most at risk.  Application:   Identify what you are rationalizing. What biblical commands are you explaining away for “good reasons”? Neglecting corporate worship, an unequally yoked relationship, ethical compromises at work, financial decisions that sidestep stewardship — the moment you find yourself constructing arguments for why God's clear instruction doesn't apply to your unique situation, Solomon's story is your warning.  Audit what you are tolerating. Ask yourself honestly: What am I tolerating today that I would have rejected a year ago? Five years ago? Entertainment, relationships, thought patterns, habits — the things that once bothered your conscience and now seem normal. Erosion is slow. You may not feel yourself moving, but trajectory is everything.  Take pride seriously as a spiritual threat. If you find yourself thinking “this wouldn't happen to me — I know too much, I've walked with God too long, I'm too mature” — you are standing exactly where Solomon stood before his fall. Your knowledge about spiritual danger is not the same as protection from it. Repent of the pride that says you are above the need for vigilance.  Change course before the drift becomes a destination. The path back from compromise starts with honest assessment, not gradual reversal. Don't negotiate a slower drift — turn around. Whatever you have moved from tolerance toward participation on, bring it before God now, before small compromises harden into a pattern you no longer recognize as dangerous.  Connect with us:    Web site:  https://springbaptist.org  Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/SBCKleinCampus (Klein Campus) https://www.facebook.com/SpringBaptist (Spring Campus)  Need us to pray for you? Submit your prayer request to https://springbaptist.org/prayer/  If you haven't already done so, please leave us a rating and review in your podcast provider. 

You were born whole. But somewhere along the way, a part of you got pushed into the dark, and it has been running your life ever since. Spiritual coach Katie Clarke has spent years studying why people feel stuck, not enough, and disconnected from everything they are trying to create. Her answer does not start with habits or strategy. It starts with the shadow. She explains how unresolved moments in childhood, a dismissal, a missed glance, a house full of unspoken tension, split your psyche into parts. One part got buried. Another rose up to protect it: the perfectionist, the people-pleaser, the one who went quiet. You have been living as the protector. The buried part has been running your frequency. What Katie brings to this conversation is rare. She does not just name the problem. She walks you through the actual process of facing these parts, letting them speak, and reclaiming the power they have been holding. And what she has found is that the path to attracting what you want does not start with desire. It starts with becoming. There is a version of you on the other side of this work who is not chasing. Who is not blocked. Who is not wondering why nothing sticks. This conversation is for them. Katie on YouTube Katie on Instagram Join Cosmic Creators In this episode you will: Understand how shadow selves are formed from unresolved childhood moments and why perfectionism, people-pleasing, and self-sabotage are actually protector traits Learn the step-by-step shadow work process including admit, observe, vent, reassure, and redirect, and why you have to feel it fully before you can release it Discover the Law of Displacement and how to rewire a limiting belief by finding an opposite belief you can actually believe in first Grasp the Be-Do-Have order of creation and why becoming the person you want to be must come before the results you are chasing Recognize your current energetic frequency by examining the results already showing up in your relationships, finances, and health For more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1947 For more Greatness text PODCAST to +1 (614) 350-3960 Follow The Daily Motivation for essential highlights from The School of Greatness More SOG episodes we think you'll love: Myron Golden Bob Proctor Meg Josephson Get More From Lewis! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Episode 1 This Week: Dragon Age: The Veilguard: The End of The Beginning, In the Entropy's Grasp, Shadows Crossing, The Singing Blade Next Week: Main quests: The Enemy of My Enemy, Into the Crossroads, Sea of Blood, and The Smuggled Relic CaseCompanion quests: An Unfamiliar Sense, Echoes of the Past, and Coffee with Crows. Quest Play Order: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15CuoHqMFD8bku1UnXVMNdAHFwmiKxEaFUnQu35cchfM/edit?usp=sharingSafe to Sell: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hd3hUnPw2ShiaWhrNj3plZ5N-XK2rxASNiBlen9myk0/edit?usp=sharing What's a video game book club? Exactly what you think! Some clubs read books, we play video games. Join us! Discord: https://discord.gg/hfnusHE Email: squelchcast@gmail.com Listen: www.squelchcast.com Support: www.patreon.com/Squelch or www.twitch.tv/dan0play 

Welcome to episode 251 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, we will examine the topic of the danger of almost — why “almost persuaded” is the most perilous place a person can stand.  Key takeaways:    Almost saved is the same as completely lost. In matters of eternal destiny there is no middle ground, no partial credit, and no safe distance. Proximity to truth is not possession of truth. King Agrippa was educated in Scripture, personally evangelized by Paul, and intellectually convinced of the gospel's logic — and still walked away. Knowledge about Jesus is not relationship with Jesus. Understanding the gospel and surrendering to Christ are vastly different things. Agrippa grasped the argument. He simply refused to follow it to its conclusion. The gospel is not a subject for ongoing academic inquiry — it is a royal summons. Jesus does not say “Think it over.” He says “Come.” “Follow.” “Today is the day of salvation.” Repeated exposure to truth without response does not keep you neutral — it hardens you. Every time conviction is ignored, the conscience grows more calloused. What once stirred begins to bounce off. Agrippa could clearly see Paul's legal innocence yet was completely blind to his own spiritual guilt. Familiarity with the truth can create the illusion of standing in the light while still standing outside it. Agrippa's problem was not lack of information, opportunity, or evidence. His problem was unwillingness to submit. He calculated that the cost was too high and chose his kingdom over God's.  Quotable:    Tomorrow's decision is today's hardness. Every time you hear truth and walk away unchanged, it becomes easier to do it again. Don't let “almost persuaded” become your epitaph.  Application:    Examine what you are actually trusting. Many people have sat in church for years, can articulate the gospel, and still have never personally surrendered to Christ as Lord. Biblical literacy, church attendance, and theological knowledge are not substitutes for faith. If you are relying on any of those rather than Christ Himself, you are standing exactly where Agrippa stood.  Stop treating faith as an ongoing inquiry. If you have been “still thinking about it” for years after repeated exposure to the gospel, honest seeking has become sophisticated resistance. The paralysis of perpetual deliberation is not neutrality — it is a decision. Today is the day of salvation.  Take your decreasing conviction seriously. If you have heard the gospel many times and feel less moved than you once did, that is not a sign of maturity — it is a warning sign. Spiritual tolerance is real. Do not let familiarity with the message inoculate you against surrender to the One the message is about.  For believers: remember you were once Agrippa. You were once almost persuaded. Use that memory to fuel your compassion for those who are still standing at that threshold. Pray for them. Pursue them. Paul wept over the people in that room. So should we.  Connect with us:    Web site:  https://springbaptist.org  Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/SBCKleinCampus (Klein Campus) https://www.facebook.com/SpringBaptist (Spring Campus)  Need us to pray for you? Submit your prayer request to https://springbaptist.org/prayer/  If you haven't already done so, please leave us a rating and review in your podcast provider. 

(SHOW OPEN): The Knicks are champions and there's nothing left for haters to grasp at.

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Welcome to episode 250 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, we will examine the topic of the unlikely hero — how God uses the unqualified to accomplish the impossible.  Key takeaways:    God's discipline has purpose and His anger has limits. Eighteen years of oppression ended the moment Israel cried out. He disciplines to restore, not destroy. Ehud was a left-handed man from the tribe of Benjamin — the tribe whose name means “son of the right hand.” God's choice of deliverer was deliberate divine irony. What you consider your disqualifying characteristic may be exactly what God intends to use. Left-handedness was a battlefield liability that became Ehud's tactical advantage. Godly boldness is not recklessness — it is calculated courage rooted in careful preparation. Ehud made a plan, chose his moment, and acted with precision. Bold obedience and wise planning are partners, not opposites. God's deliverance often comes through means we would never have chosen. He works through the weak and unexpected precisely so no one can claim human credit. One act of strategic obedience can produce lasting fruit. Ehud's mission resulted in 80 years of peace — the longest rest in the entire book of Judges. God doesn't need cookie-cutter servants. He specializes in using the unexpected to accomplish the impossible — and He has been doing it since the beginning.  Quotable:    Stop apologizing for what makes you different. What you call a disqualification, God may be calling a qualification. He doesn't choose the most likely — He chooses the willing, then uses their weakness to put His power on display.  Application:    Stop disqualifying yourself. Make a list of the limitations, failures, or differences you believe make you unusable to God. Then hold that list against Ehud — a man from the wrong tribe who couldn't use the right hand. If God could use him to deliver a nation, your list is not the final word.  Prepare before you act. When God calls you to difficult obedience — a hard conversation, a major decision, a step of faith — don't mistake urgency for recklessness. Pray for wisdom, make a plan, count the cost, then move. Ehud's courage was inseparable from his preparation.  Stay open to unconventional answers. The solution to your impossible situation may not look the way you expect. Don't limit God to conventional methods. The provision, the breakthrough, or the open door may come from a direction you never anticipated. Keep your eyes open for what He might be doing sideways.  Act when God gives you the moment. Ehud waited for the right time, then moved without hesitation. There are moments God puts in front of us — a conversation, an opportunity, an open door — that require immediate response. Preparation without action is just planning. When the moment comes, step through it.  Connect with us:    Web site:  https://springbaptist.org  Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/SBCKleinCampus (Klein Campus) https://www.facebook.com/SpringBaptist (Spring Campus)  Need us to pray for you? Submit your prayer request to https://springbaptist.org/prayer/  If you haven't already done so, please leave us a rating and review in your podcast provider. 

Morning Mantra: "What we see reflected in others depends on the clarity of the window through which we look."   Whatever you see when you evaluate other people, is a projection of what is inside of you.  In order to recognize something in others, you must first have it within yourself.More often than not, what we dislike in others are the very things we do not like in ourselves. Trying to run away from this by blaming others, will only prolong the problem and make it worse.  Facing and accepting is the only way to change.The good news is that this “mirror” has a positive side to it. The inspiring, uplifting things you see in other people, are in you as well. When you recognize things like compassion, beauty, caring and affection, you're also seeing a projection of yourself. You see these things because they are a part of you, you recognize them.The source of your thoughts and feelings about other people, about things, about situations, is you. When you see darkness, it is your darkness. When you see beauty, it is your own beauty. Grasp this concept, and you can change your world.#BeClearOnYourReflection  #BeHappy #BeHorsey #BeHIppie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #inspirationalQuotes

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Great Britain has a George Floyd moment - in reverse, Maine struggles with the worst political candidate ever ,and Jill Biden gets confused, again. The world is upside down - or is it righting itself finaly? You can decide after you hear this week's "did they really just say that" moments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parashat Behalotcha.Why Moshe R. didn't grasp the making of Menorah. by Rabbi Benjamin Lavian

My conversation today was heard by hundreds or thousands on Georgia NOW & Progressive Voices, but truly, it was meant for an audience of one - former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who's now the Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Georgia.MARTA's a PR disaster. A ghoulish, murderous stabbing of a grandmother. New trains (again) delayed prior to the FIFA World Cup. "More MARTA" underwhelming the voters that supported it.The Atlanta Beltline is falling further and further from its intention to alleviate in-city gridlock and offer easier mobility from Atlanta's historic neighborhoods as resistance to the rail element continues to build clout. Why not take a page from the Georgia GOP, circa 2020-21, and call for a state takeover of MARTA the way they salivated over wresting the airport from the city? As Atlanta's former mayor, you have your fingerprints on the Beltline project and can't possibly agree with Cox Enterprises CEO Alex Taylor who's joined the NIMBYs and Eastside trail business folks who now don't want the crucial rail element at all anymore, now, can you? Transit ... mobility ... not just for Atlanta in-city, but the metropolitan area and - dare I say - the state (that's home to the world's busiest airport and has feeder airports inexplicably flying people in small numbers at exorbitant fares) should be a top-of-mind conversation for an aspirational gubernatorial candidate. Heck, talk Delta into a public-private partnership. There's precedence for this in Canada. It makes good business sense for Delta, because it clearly did so for Air Canada, too. While the two GOP candidates try to out "tax cut" one another while also slinging mud to and fro, wouldn't be refreshing for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate to counter with something vastly more impactful?I mean a $1000 break here or there is fine, I guess. Not life changing. Reducing commute times, an affordable, swift means to connect to the world's busiest airport from Athens, Augusta, Columbus, Macon & Savannah - all of which makes it viable for people to live just about wherever they want in the state where they can find more affordable housing; that's what would positively impact the lives of so many Georgians.Mrs. Bottoms, you should pronounce to voters that you'll be governor who connects the state. Be the "mobility governor."It's there waiting for someone to grasp. Grasp it.

Welcome to episode 249 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, we will examine the topic of the God who sees the overlooked.  Key takeaways:   God does not wait for the worthy to come to Him. He pursues the fleeing. Hagar was running from something with no plan for where to go, and God ran toward her. Divine questions are rarely for God's information. “Where have you come from and where are you going?” was an invitation for Hagar to face her situation honestly and receive a way forward. God names the suffering before He names the promise. He acknowledged Hagar's affliction before He spoke of her future. He does not skip over pain to get to blessing. The name Ishmael means “God hears.” Every time Hagar spoke her son's name she rehearsed the testimony that her cry had been heard. God builds memorials of grace into ordinary life. The invisible suffering of the powerless is fully visible to God. What happens behind closed doors with no witnesses is not hidden from El Roi. He is keeping account. Hagar is the only person in all of Scripture to give God a name. This honor was not given to Abraham, Moses, or David — it was given to a foreign slave woman. God's deepest revelations often come to the least expected people. God's pattern throughout Scripture is consistent: He reveals Himself to shepherds, fishermen, a murderer, an adulteress, a teenager. In His kingdom, the last are precisely the ones He seeks first.  Quotable:   You're not too marginalized, too broken, or too insignificant for His attention. The same God who left heaven to find a runaway slave in the wilderness is the God who sees you completely — right now, exactly where you are.  Application:   If you are running from pain without a destination — recognize that God is not trying to drag you back to what hurt you. He pursues the fleeing not to condemn their escape but to redirect their steps. Bring Him your honest answer to the question He asked Hagar: Where are you going?  If you are suffering in silence — your unseen struggles are fully visible to God. Chronic pain no one asks about. Financial stress you hide. Grief you carry alone. Caregiving exhaustion you never talk about. El Roi is not indifferent to what no one else can see. He is witnessing every moment and keeping account.  If you feel marginalized — by age, economics, health, race, or social standing — you are precisely the kind of person God loves to encounter. Do not let your circumstances make you doubt your worth to Him. He does not reserve His presence for the powerful and prominent.  Build your own memorial — Hagar named the well Beer-lahai-roi so the encounter would not be forgotten. When God meets you in a wilderness moment, write it down. Name it. Return to it. Let it become the evidence you rehearse when the next hard season comes.  Connect with us:   Website:  https://springbaptist.org  Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/SBCKleinCampus (Klein Campus) https://www.facebook.com/SpringBaptist (Spring Campus)  Need us to pray for you? Submit your prayer request to https://springbaptist.org/prayer/  If you haven't already done so, please leave us a rating and review in your podcast provider. 

I. The apostle reminds believers we are each personally and individually rooted and grounded in the love of Christ, v17. II. He prays that together, corporately, with all the saints, we'll know how wide and long and high and deep is this love of Christ, v18. III. And he prays we'll know and grasp this love, more and more, in v19. 

https://rhr.tv/stream Sentiment Analysis https://x.com/sullymichaelvan/status/2059646236966137982 Fidelity Glitch https://x.com/adi_baradwaj/status/2059422632215548143 NY legal complaint seeks title to 39,069 allegedly abandoned bitcoin wallets https://static1.squarespace.com/static/694884477ae7ad3f7b78981b/t/6a038dcea3e5b83386bf21a4/1778617806647/2026-05-01+%5B21%5D-%5B22%5D+Summons+%26+Amended+Complaint.pdf Is it Shkreli? https://x.com/MartinShkreli/status/2059711308921028692 Former CIA officer accused of stealing $40M in gold bars and foreign currency https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/28/politics/former-cia-officer-public-money-theft Texas app store age-verification law allowed to take effect for now https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/28/texas-apple-google-app-store-age-verification/ South Carolina social media law criticized as statewide age surveillance https://reclaimthenet.org/south-carolina-social-media-surveillance-law Walz signs Minnesota bill adding social media protections for children https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/walz-signs-bill-enacting-social-media-guardrails-for-minnesota-children/ Developer Spotlight: Kurt Unger https://opensats.org/blog/developer-spotlight-kurt-unger CFTC Approves Kalshi Perpetual BTC Future https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9240-26 North Korea | Dictatorship Implements Rice Price Controls North Korea's authoritarian regime is attempting to cap rice prices after a sharp food price surge, but the policy is making the shortage worse. According to Daily NK, the regime ordered local officials to stop street vendors from selling rice above a state-imposed ceiling. This action was in response to rice prices rising above 30,000 North Korean won ($33.33) per kilogram. Officials and undercover agents are now inspecting markets, checking sellers' account books, and confiscating rice from those accused of charging too much. Traders are responding by pulling rice from public stalls and selling it privately from homes or other hidden locations. For North Koreans, the state's actions make rice harder to find and more expensive. FinancialFreedomReport.org Matching Hashes: Reproducing the Guix-built Bitcoin Core release binary with Nix https://b10c.me/projects/027-bitcoind-gunix-match/ ngit-cli v2.5.0 adds PR defaults, GRASP fallback handling, and checkout fixes https://github.com/DanConwayDev/ngit-cli/releases/tag/v2.5.0 Europa VPN Market https://europa.westernbtc.com/ Google employee charged with insider trading https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/google-employee-charged-insider-trading Data broker location data used to target and kill U.S. troops https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/28/enemies-are-exploiting-unregulated-data-broker-location-data-to-target-and-kill-u-s-troops/ 3:33 - Opening riff 9:03 - Dashboard 16:48 - Angry plebs 37:48 - Fidelity glitch 42:48 - Abandoned wallets 48:53 - Texas age verification 56:33 - Drone warfare 1:04:48 - OpenSats dev spotlight 1:06:18 - CFTC Kalshi 1:10:48 - HRF Story of the Week 1:13:18 - Matching Hashes 1:15:23 - Zaps & Boosts 1:22:03 - Software updates 1:26:16 - Google insider trading 1:29:08 - Data brokers risk troops 1:33:03 - US constitution on the blockchain Shoutout to our sponsors: Coinkite https://coinkite.com/ Strike https://strike.me/ Stakwork https://stakwork.ai/ Salt of the Earth https://drinksote.com/rhr Follow Marty Bent: Twitter https://twitter.com/martybent Nostr https://primal.net/marty Newsletter https://tftc.io/martys-bent/ Podcast https://tftc.io/podcasts/ Follow Odell: Nostr https://primal.net/odell Newsletter https://discreetlog.com/ Podcast https://citadeldispatch.com/

Welcome to episode 248 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, Pastor Drew continues our study entitled Kingdom Logic. Today we will cover: “You are the salt of the earth, You are the light of the world.” — Matthew 5:13–16 The call to be salty and lit. Purpose influences the world. Key Takeaways: The call to be Salty and Lit. God's righteousness is felt! God's love is longed for! God's presence is preserved! God's Provision is Proclaimed The Caution to the Salty and Lit. The Charge for the Salty and Lit. Quotable: “Taste and see that the Lord is Good” (Psalm 34) “We are what we eat!” (Psalm 1) “The salty taste that leaves you thirsty!” “The purpose and plan is for you to be salty and lit, so that through you others would taste and see that the Lord is good!” Application: Silent – A choice we make. A consequence the world feels. Subtle – A choice we make. A consequence the world feels. Shelfed – A choice we make. A consequence the world feels. “Let your light shine before others so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” Connect with us: Website: https://springbaptist.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SBCKleinCampus (Klein Campus) https://www.facebook.com/SpringBaptist (Spring Campus) Need us to pray for you? Submit your prayer request to: https://springbaptist.org/prayer/ If you haven't already done so, please leave us a rating and review in your podcast provider. 

SCRIPTURE- Isaiah 41:13"For I am the LORD, your God, who grasp your right hand; It is I who say to you, Do not fear, I will help you."REFLECTION- Sr. CharleneMUSIC- "Biomes" by James Heather- "Psalm 33-Let Your Mercy be on Us" by Psalms by Chris- "Be Thou My Vision" by David BaroniNOTES-PRAYER OF LETTING GOTo You do I belong, O God, into Your hands I surrender my life. Pour out Your Spirit upon me that I may love You perfectly, and serve You faithfully until my soul rests in You.

“You stare at him, and he just stares right back…” Our rebels, plus two, make their way to the secret entrance to the shrine of Sarenrae under the Silver Star, but must first get past the Empress of Slime and her minions! Support us on Patreon to access our actual play of the Tyrant's Grasp [...] The post Hell's Rebels Episode 161: Erubdiya appeared first on Find the Path Ventures.

Grasp the spiritual truth revealed in today's message that a generation addicted to pleasure cannot carry the weight of God's glory.

The MadPo3t and guest Poet Strings Scrubbs the Medieval definitions of Evil to reveal the Archaic Resilience hidden in the darkness. As the LIRR Strike looms—a Systemic Friction in the physical realm—we Socket into the Unconscious realm where the Fabric is ripped and torn.We Bore Witness to the Mental Cradle we must abandon to Grasp for the Self beyond reality. This is not Static philosophy; it is Temporal Mastery for those Feeding Mentally on the Grotesque truths of the 2026 landscape.

The MadPo3t and guest Poet Strings Scrubbs the Medieval definitions of Evil to reveal the Archaic Resilience hidden in the darkness. As the LIRR Strike looms—a Systemic Friction in the physical realm—we Socket into the Unconscious realm where the Fabric is ripped and torn.We Bore Witness to the Mental Cradle we must abandon to Grasp for the Self beyond reality. This is not Static philosophy; it is Temporal Mastery for those Feeding Mentally on the Grotesque truths of the 2026 landscape.

Welcome to episode 247 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, we will examine the topic of confession.  Key takeaways:   Confession—real, honest, unguarded acknowledgment of sin—feels dangerous because it makes us vulnerable. The path to freedom runs straight through the thing we most want to avoid. Confession, not concealment, is where healing begins. When we confess sin, we are saying the same thing about it that God says. We are adopting His verdict.  Unconfessed sin does not change God's love—but it absolutely affects our capacity to experience it. The gospel does not just forgive what you have done. It changes who you are. You are not defined by your worst moments. You are defined by the blood of Christ and the verdict of God: justified, redeemed, and adopted.  Quotable:   Confession without change is not repentance—it is performance. True biblical confession is not just a change of words; it is a change of direction.  Application:   Doctrine without direction is incomplete. Here are five specific, actionable steps for walking in biblical confession. Confess to God Specifically, Not Generically.  Biblical confession names the specific sin before the specific God who was specifically offended by it. Distinguish between guilt and shame. Guilt is the conviction that I have done something wrong. Shame is the conviction that I am something wrong. Biblical confession addresses guilt and refuses the lie of shame. Confess to people when appropriate.   Forsake the sin, not just confess it.   Seek help when confession alone is not breaking the pattern.  Connect with us:   Web site:  https://springbaptist.org   Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/SBCKleinCampus (Klein Campus)   https://www.facebook.com/SpringBaptist (Spring Campus)   Need us to pray for you? Submit your prayer request to https://springbaptist.org/prayer/      If you haven't already done so, please leave us a rating and review in your podcast provider.

This week's Dark Nation Radio includes contributions from bands in Germany, Australia, Belarus, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Ireland, the UK, and the US. It's a very international line-up and features new music from Dogtablet, Black Rose Burning, Ayria, Sleep of Mirrors, Neo Dimes, Bustié, Horror Vacui, Divider, Beyond Obsession, Love Ghost, Institute for the Criminally Insane, and The Joy Thieves. I hope you'll give it a spin and thank you for your support! Two upcoming themed broadcasts: This Sunday (May 17th) is World Goth Day and then the following Sunday, May 24th, will be my annual Gothic Beach Party! DJ cypher's Dark Nation Radio Playlist 10 May 2026 Sleep of Mirrors, “Gemini” Ayria, “Long Gone” Beyond Obsession, “In My Blood” Love Ghost, “Silk Noose” Divider, “Behold” Pig, “Rope (Keith LeBlanc remix)” Mondträume, “Whole (Elektrostaub remix)” Horror Vacui, “Shadows Sanctuary” pMad, “Feed” Neo Dimes, “Trigger” Night Train to Nowhere, “The Eaten” The Dark Shadows, “Sliced” The Bellwether Syndicate, “Dystopian Mirror” Corpus Delicti, “Room 36” The Joy Thieves, “The Wrong End of Your Rifle” Bustié, “Smile Now, Cry Later” Daddybear ft. Grabyourface, “Science Fiction” Diffuzion, “Ain't Gonna Fuck With My Brain (Matthew Creed remix)” Religion of Heartbreak, “Telic” Numb, “When Gravity Fails” Institute for the Criminally Insane vs. ee:man, “The Fabric of You” Dogtable ft. Sapphira Vee, “This is What We Wanted Then” Octavian Winters, “Saints of Absolution” Beauty in Chaos, “Grasp the Stars (Collide remix)” I Am a Rocketship, “A Little Bit of Heaven” Black Rose Burning, “You're Retro (William Faith remix)” Byronic Sex & Exile, “Your Name on the Wind” DJ CYPHER'S DARK NATION RADIO—25 years strong! **Live Sundays @ 9 PM Eastern US on Spirit of Resistance Radio sorradio.org **Recorded @ http://www.mixcloud.com/cypheractive **Downloadable @ http://www.hearthis.at/cypheractive **Questions and material for airplay consideration to darknationradio[at] gmail[dot]com **Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/groups/darknationradio

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What would you do if you thought something super important suddenly disappeared?

Wexler and Vasquez get lost. Acantha and James approach the Grasp. Licensed Tracks from Epidemics: Impenetrable - Philip Ayers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to episode 246 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, Pastor Drew continues our study entitled Kingdom Logic. Today we will cover: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” — Matthew 5:9 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” — Matthew 5:10–12 Kingdom logic versus worldly logic. Key Takeaways: The Beatitudes is how Jesus lived and how we should be living. Peace is not passive — it is an active pursuit. God first, others second, me last. Righteous living either draws men to our Savior or repels them. Quotable: “Peace is a Person!” “Peace is a pursuit!” “You cannot be a peacemaker unless you've made peace with the Maker.” “The inevitable cost of living like Jesus — persecution.” Application: First — we must have made peace with God, only found in Jesus. Second — we must actively pursue peace with others. Live like Jesus — to be salt and light. Choose to live righteous lives, even when it leads to persecution. Connect with us: Website: https://springbaptist.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SBCKleinCampus (Klein Campus) https://www.facebook.com/SpringBaptist (Spring Campus) Need us to pray for you? Submit your prayer request to: https://springbaptist.org/prayer/ If you haven't already done so, please leave us a rating and review in your podcast provider. 

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2042: Laura Stack challenges common misconceptions about Millennials, revealing how their instincts around technology, balance, feedback, purpose, and experimentation can actually boost productivity. By understanding these habits, professionals and leaders can unlock smarter ways of working and create more meaningful, efficient environments. There's a lot to gain from rethinking what “productive” really looks like. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://theproductivitypro.com/blog/2017/05/learning-new-tricks-five-productive-practices-millennials-instinctively-grasp/ Quotes to ponder: "Millennials don't just want to read the news anymore. They want to know what they can do about it." "You can't expect loyalty when you offer none." "Change for change's sake is a timewaster, but a willingness to try a new process or use a new vendor can open doors for your team." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Episode 332 of Lucretius Today. This is a podcast dedicated to the poet Lucretius, who wrote "On The Nature of Things," the most complete presentation of Epicurean philosophy left to us from the ancient world. Each week we walk you through the Epicurean texts, and we discuss how Epicurean philosophy can apply to you today. If you find the Epicurean worldview attractive, we invite you to join us in the study of Epicurus at EpicureanFriends.com, where we discuss this and all of our podcast episodes.This week we start are continuing our series reviewing Cicero's "Academic Questions" from an Epicurean perspective. We are focusing first on what is referred to as Book One, which provides an overview of the issues that split Plato's Academy and gives us an overview of the philosophical issues being dealt with at the time of Epicurus.This week will transition to Book Two, where we will begin with Section 7Our text will come fromCicero - Academic Questions - Yonge We'll likely stick with Yonge primarily, but we'll also refer to the Rackam translation here:Cicero On Nature Of Gods Academica Loeb Rackham : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Rather than offering rigid rules or exclusive expectations, Jesus speaks tenderly to his anxious friends, reassuring them that they already know the way to life with God because they have known him. Gospel Reading: John 14:1-14Worship Songs: Yet Not IGoodness of GodBuild My LifeTake Heart

From time to time Spurgeon preaches a sermon from multiple texts. Some of these are by way of development, some by way of contrast, some by way of confirmation and reiteration. This sermon belongs to that last category. The same phrase occurs in each text: “Lay hold on eternal life.” Emphasising first the vital important of knowing and obtaining this life, and therefore the need for every man to lay hold upon it, the preacher then begins to plead and enforce the exhortation. We are to believe in it as it is presented in the Scriptures and impressed upon us by the Holy Spirit—it must be more than an idea to us. We must possess it, laying hold of it by putting our faith in Jesus Christ and working it out in all our actions. We must watch over it, for it is too easily shrivelled and undermined. We need to fulfil it, living here as those who have this life everlasting in our souls, with its realities conditioning our use of our time and strength. Then, we need to expect it—we must eagerly anticipate it as something that we enter fully before very long. How much do we consider eternal life? Perhaps even as Christians it tends to fade into the background. Spurgeon rescues it from neglect, and sets it before our eyes, front and centre, and very much within present grasp. Read the sermon here: https://www.mediagratiae.org/resources/eternal-life-within-present-grasp Check out the new From the Heart of Spurgeon Book! British: https://amzn.to/48rV1OR American: https://amzn.to/48oHjft Connect with the Reading Spurgeon Community on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ReadingSpurgeon Sign up to get the weekly readings emailed to you: https://www.mediagratiae.org/podcasts-1/from-the-heart-of-spurgeon. Check out other Media Gratiae podcasts at www.mediagratiae.org Download the Media Gratiae App: https://subsplash.com/mediagratiae/app #spurgeon #podcast #fyp #preacher #reformed #Christian #sermon #history #churchhistory #pastor

What do you do when God transforms you — and nobody believes it?Pastor Jim Domen lived as a gay man for five years. Then Jesus changed everything. The problem? The church doubted it, skeptics called it a lie, and the state of California tried to pass a law making it illegal to even tell his story.It turns out Jim's favorite movie isn't just a movie. It's a mirror. Captain America: The First Avenger is the story of a man who gets transformed — and then gets sidelined. Made into a dancing monkey instead of a warrior. And what happens when he finally steps off the bench and into the fight he was made for.This is one of the most honest conversations we've had on the show. Jim doesn't clean it up. Neither do we.Decode what your favorite stories reveal about your own calling at unlockyourstory.org. Support the show and access our behind-the-scenes pre-show conversations at buymeacoffee.com/menatthemovies. Find Jim's books — Breaking Sin's Grasp, Not a Mistake, and the Button Kids Series — at jimdomen.com.

From time to time Spurgeon preaches a sermon from multiple texts. Some of these are by way of development, some by way of contrast, some by way of confirmation and reiteration. This sermon belongs to that last category. The same phrase occurs in each text: "Lay hold on eternal life." Emphasising first the vital important of knowing and obtaining this life, and therefore the need for every man to lay hold upon it, the preacher then begins to plead and enforce the exhortation. We are to believe in it as it is presented in the Scriptures and impressed upon us by the Holy Spirit—it must be more than an idea to us. We must possess it, laying hold of it by putting our faith in Jesus Christ and working it out in all our actions. We must watch over it, for it is too easily shrivelled and undermined. We need to fulfil it, living here as those who have this life everlasting in our souls, with its realities conditioning our use of our time and strength. Then, we need to expect it—we must eagerly anticipate it as something that we enter fully before very long. How much do we consider eternal life? Perhaps even as Christians it tends to fade into the background. Spurgeon rescues it from neglect, and sets it before our eyes, front and centre, and very much within present grasp.

Welcome to episode 245 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, we will examine the topic of living with eternity in view.  Key takeaways:   God is using your suffering to forge something eternal inside you that could not be created any other way. Your pain is not purposeless. It is productive.  The suffering is not incidental—it is instrumental. This is the fundamental problem: not that we don't believe in heaven, but that we don't see it. Our vision has been captured by the visible. In heaven, God will permanently eliminate every source of sorrow from existence. Eternity doesn't minimize the pain. It dwarfs it. An eternal perspective makes evangelism feel less like an awkward religious obligation and more like a rescue operation. Your real life, your truest identity, is not on display in this world. It is secured in heaven. Your citizenship is not contingent on how well you perform today. It is secured by the blood of Jesus.  Quotable:   The biblical reality of heaven is not merely a future comfort—it is a present-tense power that should fundamentally change how we suffer, spend, speak, and live every single day.  Application:   Five areas where an eternal perspective must produce real, visible change. How we endure suffering:  We do not become cowards.  We do not give up under pressure.  When we weigh present suffering against future glory, the calculation is not even close. How we prioritize our money:  The eternal perspective does not forbid financial wisdom or earthly provision. But it fundamentally reorders why we earn and what we do with what remains.  It is about asking a single, clarifying question that eternal perspective makes urgent: Am I investing in what lasts? How we engage in evangelism:  If heaven is real and hell is real, then the most loving thing you can do for the people in your life is tell them about Jesus. How we process grief and loss:  Christian grief is not the absence of sorrow. It is sorrow with a horizon. Separation is temporary, not permanent. Death is defeated, not triumphant. Our loved ones are more alive now than they ever were. We have a reunion to anticipate. How we hold our earthly identity:  We are temporary residents—people who live in a place but don't belong to it.  You are not primarily defined by your job title, your bank account, your social status, your athletic ability, your family reputation, or your political identity. You are defined by your citizenship. You are a child of God, a member of a heavenly commonwealth.  Connect with us:   Web site:  https://springbaptist.org   Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/SBCKleinCampus (Klein Campus)   https://www.facebook.com/SpringBaptist (Spring Campus)   Need us to pray for you? Submit your prayer request to https://springbaptist.org/prayer/      If you haven't already done so, please leave us a rating and review in your podcast provider. 

Imagination Combined with Reason Can Build a Sturdier Faith.   Malcolm Guite invites us to recover a "baptized imagination," showing how poetry can do real theological work by carrying truth through image, beauty, sacrament, and story. Rather than replacing reason, imagination helps us perceive meaning—opening Scripture, creation, and the mystery of Christ in ways analysis alone cannot reach.   Take the Listener Survey Sign up for The After Party Sign up for The Good List   Mentioned In This Episode: Malcolm Guite's Galahad in the Grail Malcolm Guite's Parable and Paradox William Shakespoeare's Sonnet 18: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? George Herbert's poem The Agonie C.S. Lewis's Bluspels and Flalansferes C.S. Lewis on Imagination and Reason in Christian Apologetics Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Biographia Literaria Scriptures Referenced In This Episode: 1 Corinthians 2 (ESV) Luke 22:19-20 (NJKV) Luke 10:27 (NKJV) John 1:1 (NIV) Psalm 19:1 (KJV)   More from Malcolm Guite: Malcolm Guite's website and blog Malcolm Guite's Youtube channel Malcolm Guite's books   Follow Us: Good Faith on Instagram Good Faith on X (formerly Twitter) Good Faith on Facebook   The Good Faith Podcast is a production of a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan organization that does not engage in any political campaign activity to support or oppose any candidate for public office. Any views and opinions expressed by any guests on this program are solely those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Good Faith.  

Ready to take a deep dive and learn how to generate personal tax-free cash flow from your corporation? Enroll in our FREE masterclass here and book a call hereWant to turn corporate retained earnings into future tax-efficient cash flow without locking your money away?If you are a business owner sitting on retained earnings, you have probably felt the tension between paying personal tax now or leaving money in the corporation and dealing with the tax consequences later. This episode walks through a strategy designed to create more flexibility: using a corporate-owned permanent life insurance policy as a pass-through structure that can support borrowing, asset growth, and long-term estate planning. It is especially relevant if you want more optionality with your money while keeping an eye on taxes, liquidity, and legacy.In this episode, you'll learn how to:Understand how a corporate-owned permanent life insurance policy can help reduce future personal tax friction on retained earnings.See what funding levels like $1 million per year versus $100,000 per year can actually look like in practice, including cash value growth, leverage potential, and policy offset options.Grasp how this structure can support both living benefits now and estate planning advantages later through growing cash value, borrowing flexibility, and tax-efficient death benefit planning.Press play now to see how this strategy can create more control, more flexibility, and a more tax-efficient path for your corporate wealth.

Welcome to episode 244 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, Marty sits down with Darrell to talk about the launch of his brand new podcast, Profit and Principle — where Sunday's truth meets Monday's bottom line.Key Takeaways:Darrell launched Profit and Principle to fill a genuine gap — business podcasts that are built on secular frameworks, and Bible podcasts that don't speak the language of the marketplace, but almost nothing in the middle that does both seriouslyThe show is for experienced business people — entrepreneurs, managers, and executives — who are committed Christians and want to know what God actually said about the decisions they face every Monday morningEvery episode follows a consistent structure: the business reality, what Scripture says in full context, and one specific thing you can do this weekThe first episode features a guest — Dr. Peter Stout, CEO of the Houston Forensic Science Center — who speaks to the Sunday-Monday gap from real leadership experience100 episodes are planned so far, covering the full landscape of business life: integrity, money, leadership, conflict, hiring, difficult decisions, and moreEach episode is 10–15 minutes and comes with a downloadable companion PDF for personal use or team discussionThe Profit and Principle website (profitandprinciple.com) will serve as the home base — with past episodes, companion PDFs, a weekly newsletter, and a weekly blogQuotable:"I'm not coming at this as a business consultant or a coach — I'm a Bible teacher. My job is to open up Scripture and show business people what God actually said, in context, and what it means for the decisions they're making this week." — DarrellFind Profit and Principle:

377 When the Screaming Stops or The Loreley's Grasp w/Matthew KowalskiSteven is joined by Matthew Kowalski to discuss 1973's The Loreley's Grasp also known as When the Screaming Stops! Matthew is a Professor of Modern Global History (specializing in cultural history). We hope that you enjoy this spirited and informative episode!Please send feedback to DieCastMoviePodcast@gmail.com or leave us a message on our Facebook page.

10. Stalin built power through patience and bureaucratic alliances, while the charismatic Trotsky viewed him as a "gray blur". Trotsky's failure to grasp practical politics was exemplified by his decision to skip Lenin's funeral, allowing Stalin to position himself as the revolution's rightful heir. (10)1924

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John 1:5You might like to get some copies of The Lightning-Fast Field Guide to the Bible for yourself and for others - here's a link that gets TMBH a little kickback: https://amzn.to/4pEYSS9Thanks to everyone who supports TMBH at patreon.com/thetmbhpodcastYou're the reason we can all do this together!Discuss the episode hereMusic by Jeff FooteYou can pre-order the Lightning Fast Field Guide to the Bible right here: https://amzn.to/4pEYSS9(If you use that link, the podcast gets nifty little kickback from Amazon on your whole cart)